JAXA officials confirmed they had received a clear signal from the MINERVA-II1 rovers after they were deployed, but they lost contact with them, possibly because of Ryugu's rotation. "We don't have confirmation yet, but we are very, very hopeful", JAXA project manager Yuichi Tsuda told reporters. We don't have confirmation yet, but we are very, very hopeful.

NASAs planet-hunting probe TESS sends back its first image
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Europe races to 2-0 early lead in Laver Cup
Federer played in the first Laver Cup but Djokovic is taking part for the first time. "It's just fantastic, for so many reasons". Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic , Alexander Zverev , Dimitrov, David Goffin and Edmund make up Team Europe.

"Most likely, this is due to the rotation of the Ryuga, and MINERVA-II1 is on the far side of the asteroid, said the Agency".

The probes - which can jump to move around - will investigate the asteroid's surface by taking pictures and using other instruments.

We are now working to confirm if there are images capturing the MINERVA-II1 landing.

From this crater, the probe will collect "fresh" materials unexposed to millennia of wind and radiation, hoping for answers to some fundamental questions about life and the universe, including whether elements from space helped give rise to life on Earth.

The cautious announcement came after a similar JAXA probe in 2005 released a rover which failed to reach its target asteroid.

The explorer was launched at the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan in December 2014.

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